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KPLR St Clair County Airport
Pell City, Alabama, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: PLR
Lat/Long: 33-33-31.8000N / 086-14-56.6000W
33-33.530000N / 086-14.943333W
33.5588333 / -86.2490556
(estimated)
Elevation: 485 ft. / 147.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2005)
From city: 3 miles SE of PELL CITY, AL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 35128

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: ATLANTA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ATLANTA CENTER
FSS: ANNISTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ANB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV-FEB 0730-1700, MAR-OCT 0730-1830
Pattern altitude: 1285 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. RY 03/21 VASI OPER DUSK-DAWN.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 119.625 ((205) 884-4359)
BIRMINGHAM APPROACH: 123.8 [0600-2300]
BIRMINGHAM DEPARTURE: 123.8 [0600-2300]
WX AWOS-3 at ASN (10 nm E): 118.425 (256-362-5847)
WX ASOS at ANB (20 nm E): 119.675 (256-835-3931)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TDGr263/10.4TALLADEGA VOR/DME108.8002E
GADr196/26.4GADSDEN VOR/DME112.3002E
VUZr100/33.2VULCAN VORTAC114.4002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PELL CITYat field25701EPLR .--. .-.. .-.
SYLACAUGA012/23.328403WSCD ... -.-. -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
FOR FUEL AFTER HOURS CALL 205-369-0674.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 5001 x 80 ft. / 1524 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 33-33.147892N33-33.911823N
Longitude: 086-15.127498W086-14.756732W
Elevation: 483.2 ft.482.4 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 025 magnetic, 022 true205 magnetic, 202 true
Displaced threshold: 50 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 397 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
RY 03 APCH RATIO 24:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
18 ft. fence, 1134 ft. from runway, 49:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ST CLAIR CO ARPT AUTH
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456
CONTACT PERSON: CHARLES BROWING; CHAIRMAN ST. CLAIR COUNTY ARPT AUTHORITY.
Manager: LARRY DAVIS
240 AIRPORT ROAD
PELL CITY, AL 35128
Phone 205-338-9456

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 91
Single engine airplanes: 81
Multi engine airplanes: 9
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 95/day *
80% transient general aviation
17% local general aviation
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 January 2009

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (219KB)
VOR-A   download (221KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (33KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KASN - Talladega Municipal Airport (10 nm E)
KANB - Anniston Metropolitan Airport (20 nm E)
KSCD - Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KBHM - Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (25 nm W)
KGAD - Northeast Alabama Regional Airport (26 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo of KPLR (St Clair County Airport)
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From to KPLR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1210:12
Sunrise05:4110:41
Sunset19:5800:58
Evening civil twilight20:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 20:18:37
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 15:18:37
 
METAR
KANB 
20nm E 
041953Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 32/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03170139
KBHM 
25nm W 
041953Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 34/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03390133
KGAD 
26nm N 
041955Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 31/16 A3000 RMK AO1
KEET 
35nm SW 
041953Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03280144
TAF
KANB 
20nm E 
041735Z 0418/0518 21005KT P6SM FEW250 FM042200 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM050700 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM051300 25010KT P6SM VCSH BKN050CB FM051500 23010KT P6SM SHRA OVC025CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
St. Clair County Airport 205-338-9456
205-884-8359
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aircraft maintenance, Aviation accessories, Catering, ...

More info about St. Clair County Airport
Chevron


FS 
100LL 
$4.20 
Jet A 
$3.50 
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Sammie's Touch N' Go Restaurant 205-338-9500
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the St Clair County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the St Clair County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KPLR have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA LIMITED 3.6 63-100
HAMPTON INN PELL CITY 4.0 112-124
 

Other hotels near St Clair County Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.2 63-80
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES PELL CITY 3.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near St Clair County Airport

3 in Pell City
2 in Lincoln
2 in Talladega
4 in Leeds
 

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